dehumanization
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- noun
- /diːˌhjuː.mə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
- Offensive
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deshumanización
- You're seeing the degradation and the dehumanization of Black folks in this country that the mass shootings and so forth.
- dehumanization of their own
Quite quickly the dehumanisation process kicks in.
- Quite quickly the dehumanisation process kicks in.
- What kind of, of a, of dehumanization had to take place for us to be there?
- And they have an entire media echo chamber that just reinforces the dehumanization of people that are not white.
- As members of the tribe, what will you do to resist injustice born of dehumanization?
- That's a slippery slope of depersonalisation, of dehumanisation, of bias and, and hatred.
- When you think about dehumanization, can the average American name a single victim of the Iraq War?
- And so when you're thinking about portrayals of of black boys, it again goes back to this dehumanization that occurs on such an integral level.
- And so it's like, Oh yeah, humans really are capable of just an insane level of violence and dehumanization.
- And she understood that as symbolic of the dehumanization and humiliation of the process.
- Invalidation, dehumanization, insults, criticism, lack of empathy.
- And then taking that to inspire us all with guidelines and concrete examples of where the dehumanization disconnection happens.
- And now they're starting the dehumanization of Caucasians, like with Canadians and Europeans, that's starting.
- And that dehumanization process allows us to shift our story set so that we bring another set of values and beliefs into the space.
Examples
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Perhaps the most poignant aspect of the nursing home is the dehumanization that it brings about.
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When you think about dehumanization, can the average American name a single victim of the Iraq War?
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In addition, participants in this study who worked directly with the public experienced dehumanization at the hands of customers.
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The second harm is the dehumanization of the prisoners themselves.
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Three big problems of nursing homes will not go away: excessive cost, poor quality of care, and dehumanization.
Academic text (1997) -
In the Face of Evil dissects themes of identity and dehumanization, both large aspects of the Holocaust.
Blog text (13) -
It is one of the most prominent forms of discrimination against Dalits, and it is central to the violation of their human rights, to their dehumanization.
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The film highlighted the dehumanization of individuals in harsh prison conditions.
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Studies show that dehumanization can occur in workplaces where employees are treated as mere numbers.
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The article discusses the dehumanization of refugees during conflicts and the impact on their dignity.
Synonyms
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The process of making land, water, or buildings worse over time
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Making a person or thing less respected and less valued
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A person is treated like an object and loses their personal qualities
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Words that make a person or their work seem unimportant
Making someone seem cruel and less human
Antonyms
How Dehumanizing
- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
dehumanization = dehumanize (transparent) = de + human + ize + ation
This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'dehumanize' meaning the process or result of that action.
Etymology
Dehumanization is made of de- 'remove' and human 'human', so it means taking away human qualities. So, dehumanization is the act or process of treating people as if they are not fully human, removing their dignity or individuality.